This Day in Beatle History - The Beatle Zone

March 1

1967 (Feb 29) - John's US Visa Expires

John Lennon’s US Visa expires. He now begins a four year fight for immigrant status.

1967 (Mar 1) - Beatles Working on 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'

Working at Abbey Road studios, London, The Beatles started recording a new John Lennon song ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’. Despite the supposed drug references, John always insited the song was inspired by a drawing his 3 year-old son Julian returned home from school with one day. The picture, which was of a little girl with lots of stars, was his classmate – Lucy O’Donnell, who also lived in Weybridge, and attended the same school as Julian. When John asked what the picture was, Julian replied “Lucy in the sky with diamonds”.

1968 (Feb 29) - 'Sgt Pepper' Cleans Up At The Grammys

The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band won album of the year, best cover and best-engineered and recorded album at this year’s Grammy Awards.

1968 (Mar 1) - Ringo and Maureen Leave Rishikesh

Ringo and Maureen Leave Rishikesh

1970 (Mar 1) - Beatles' Last Ed Sullivan Appearance

The Beatles make their last appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music videos for ‘Let It Be’ and ‘Two Of Us’ are aired.

1985 (Mar 1) - 'Help!' Licensed to Ford Motor Co.

Ford licenses The Beatles song ‘Help!’ for a commercial. This is the first time a fab four song is used in a TV ad.

2008 (Feb 20) - Beatles' Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned

A 1976 Rolling Stones album bought for £2 at a car boot sale sold for £4,000 at an auction. The ‘Black and Blue’ LP was signed by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison as well as members of the Rolling Stones. The seller obtained the album after haggling the cost down from £3.

March 2

1964 (Mar 2) - Beatles Begin Filming 'A Hard Days Night'

The Beatles began filming what would become their first feature film A Hard Day’s Night at Marylebone train station in London.

1964 (Mar 2) - Tollie Label Releases 'Twist and Shout'

Vee-Jay Records out of Chicago creates the Tollie label and releases ‘Twist and Shout’.

1966 (Feb 18) - Brian Wilson Finishes 'Good Vibrations'

Beach Boy Brian Wilson finished recording the future classic song ‘Good Vibrations’, which went on to become the band’s third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up “vibrations” from people, so that the dog would bark at “bad vibrations” Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song.

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